Military outlines spending cuts planned if sequestration hits March 1

4:54 PM,
Feb. 6, 2013

Written by

Tom Vanden Brook and Susan Davis
USA Today

WASHINGTON - The Air Force plans to cut aircraft maintenance by one-third, eliminate support for popular military air shows and cut support to more than 30 weapons systems if the mandatory budget cuts set to go into effect March 1 are not stopped or adjusted, military budget documents obtained by USA Today show.

The Army says the same forced cuts mean it will have to cut funding for intelligence and surveillance aircraft, new soldier equipment and efforts against improvised explosive devices. All of these cuts will happen, the services say, if Congress and the White House don't hold off the ...